Challenge

Juanfer Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Elpidio Bazkoare kicked off to start the match. The throw-in from Hugo Ferrant in the 3rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Enzo FC's Narciso Domenec. Axel Tasis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Alejo Noe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Lino Iratxo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Costa Rica's Axel Tasis got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Enzo FC's Elpidio Bazkoare managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Hugo Ferrant in the 18 minute of the game. A throw-in in the 20th minute of the game was made by Efrain Moruga with Eliseo Noboa as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 21 minutes into the game, Axel Tasis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Alejo Noe was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 25 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ciro Ferman. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aaron Alcocer in the 30th minute of play forced Enzo FC's goalkeeper Alejo Noe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 31 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Lautaro Puig. Alejo Noe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Tasis in the 34th minute of play. Alejo Noe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eliseo Noboa went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Lautaro Puig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alejo Noe having to interfere. 41 minutes into the match, Axel Tasis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alejo Noe. Enzo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Axel Tasis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Enzo FC's Narciso Domenec quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Juan Rubio, made in the 46th minute of the game.

In the 55th minute of the match Costa Rica got a corner. Enzo FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Axel Tasis ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Costa Rica's Abel Carballo getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Bazkoare in the 60th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alejo Noe made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Alan Moruga sent off a good shot on target. After 67 minutes, Axel Tasis made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Enzo FC's Alejo Noe tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Alejo Noe had great luck who in the 71stth minute grab hold of the ball when Axel Tasis from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. 72 minutes into the game, Eliseo Noboa recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Alejo Noe. Eliseo Noboa showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. Enzo FC's attentive Lino Iratxo managed to snatch the ball when Abel Carballo made a throw-in in the 81st minute of the game. In the 82nd minute, Eliseo Noboa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juan Rubio during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. With a little luck, Enzo FC's Alejo Noe got control of the ball when Axel Tasis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Abel Carballo hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. In the 99th minute of the match Narciso Domenec sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benito Sanz skillfully saved the ball. The Enzo FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Costa Rica's performance. The match ended with a win for Costa Rica.